Darren Rhodes Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Conflats said: One question what red did you use?(maybe I missed it) Thanks Conor Hi Conor, No you didn't miss that, it was one detail I left out, sorry. I used my favourite Zero Paints Red, which is similar to Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red. Regards, Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfan Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 She is stunning . i have the same problem with the wings. one side is okay but other side is horrible. anyway she is gorgeous cheers, bhagya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armored76 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I had to dig this up just to say: superb job! Too bad the decals seem to be out of production... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 Umm, thank you! That’s a bit of a blast from the past! I see there are some alternatives on that popular auction website, by TB Decals and Ascencio, so may be not all is lost. Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 An extraordinary build from a difficult kit. Glorious execution of paint and decals! Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Superb build and a fantastic paint job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Fabulous build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 6 hours ago, armored76 said: I had to dig this up just to say: superb job! Too bad the decals seem to be out of production... Also Hawkeye Models Australia has this scheme available as well as a lot more QANTAS and Aussie airliner decals. The website shows the delivery scheme but the scheme Darren made is now also available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 what a great job, looks superb! especially the clear coat. did you polish it or does the halfords stuff spray so well out of the can? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Rhodes Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 10 hours ago, RCI said: what a great job, looks superb! especially the clear coat. did you polish it or does the halfords stuff spray so well out of the can? Yes, I polish with micro mesh at every stage, primer, main coat and gloss finish. But I don’t spray my clear coats. I use a good quality wide flat brush and Alclad Acqua Gloss straight from bottle - it’s self levelling properties are amazing. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodiebear Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloturk Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Very good build! Absolute superb finish and highly detailed! The decals look stunning and I echo everyone's comments that you wouldn't have thought it was a difficult build. Not looking forward to building my A380 in the stash now 😄 I also have the 'cut away' kit that I can see being a nightmare! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Soloturk said: Very good build! Absolute superb finish and highly detailed! The decals look stunning and I echo everyone's comments that you wouldn't have thought it was a difficult build. Not looking forward to building my A380 in the stash now 😄 I also have the 'cut away' kit that I can see being a nightmare! I have 3 of these kits and will take them as they come, each build is different in my opinion. Darren had issues with his build, there is build that finished here recently by @neilg and he seemed to complete it with little problems, his second A380 in fact. I am looking forward to my builds actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: @neilg and he seemed to complete it with little problems, his second A380 in fact. It was my third actually 😬 Yes I had very few problems. The builds were good fun - only one of them had an awfully twisted wing (one wing warped up and the other wing warped down) which sounds like it's luck of the draw. It made it look like I hadn't attached the wings correctly. It might be the old Lufthansa one, which I still have the remains of upstairs, so I'll check in a bit. The Airbus house colours one has gone walkies... I'm not quite sure how I've managed to lose something that big. I'm looking for the First Flight livery again, but I'm not sure if it's considered "essential shopping" at the moment.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: I have 3 of these kits and will take them as they come, each build is different in my opinion. Darren had issues with his build, there is build that finished here recently by @neilg and he seemed to complete it with little problems, his second A380 in fact. I am looking forward to my builds actually. It was the old Lufthansa one with the warped wings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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